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The Gloster Mars 1 (usually named the Bamel) was the first of a series of biplane designs which was developed into many single seat fighters culminating with the Gladiator, of early WW II fame. At the time it was designed, (1921) H.P. Folland, Chief Designer of the old Nieuport Co. had just joined the Gloucester Aircraft Company, and the Bamel was a development of the old Nighthawk fighter from WW I days. It won the aerial Derby in both 1921 and 1922 and in the latter year held the world air speed record of 212.15 mph. In 1923 it passed to the RAF for testing as J7234.
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Piper NE-1 Cub trainer aircraft (Bu number 26381).jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds)
United States Navy designation for dual-control version of J3C-65, 230 built -
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And a superb colour photo of USAAF P-39D Airacobra's, taken in 1941 while stationed at Selfridge Field, Mich.
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Taken at the Las Vegas Flexible Gunnery School. RB-24L, Serial #44-49630, Z35. This RB-24L could be a TB-24 and was probably equipped with a B-29 gun turret for training in 1945.
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And a nice close up of a Focke Wulf 190 from 5/JG 1 taken at Woensdrecht.
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An Me 410 hidden on a autobahn near Munchen (Munich) W.Nr. 6345.
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No. 111(F) Sqn., RCAF Kodiak, Alaska, 1942-43," BITSA" was reputedly the aircraft flown by S-L K.A. Boomer when he shot down a Japanese 'Rufe' on September 25, 1942_Sqn._RCAF_Kodiak_Alaska_1942-43_BITSA_was_reputedly_the_aircraft_flown_by_S-L_K.A._Boomer_when_he_shot_down_a_Japanese_Rufe_on_September_25_1942.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds "Boomer When He Shot Down A Japanese Rufe On September 25 1942")
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Ground crew get a Gloster Meteor F Mark III, EE236 YQ-H of No.616 Squadron RAF based at Manston Kent,ready for another V-I intercept.
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Handley Page Halifax B. Mk. III (Serial No. MZ808), coded BM-P, "Pride of the Porcupines". Aircrew and groundcrew members of No. 433 (Porcupine) Squadron, RCAF, No. 6 Bomber Group,
Left to Right: LAC D.W. Higgins, LAC Tom Collins, AC "Duke" Ducarme, Sgt. Sandy Grant, air gunner; Sgt. Bill Keen, bomb aimer; F/Sgt. Bob Thomas, navigator; LAC Gordon Austin, Sgt. Bill Mackay, flight engineer; Warrant Officer Jack McNaughton, pilot. MZ808 crashed on Fynn Island, Denmark after being shot down by a 1./ NJG 3 night-fighter flown by Oberleutnant Herbert Koch while returning from a Gardening mission in Kiel Bay on 17 Aug 1944. -
